Rensen-Driessen contracts Romania’s Orsova for two vessels
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – The Netherlands’ Rensen-Driessen Shipbuilding has signed a contract with Romanian...
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“Adriacustoms” initiative presented in Rome
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 — Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has hosted the presentation of the Adriacustoms project. This initiative will strengthen customs cooperation in the Adriatic region between Italy, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia. Adriacustoms will support the fight against customs crimes and fraud. It will focus on drug trafficking,…
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Update: Port SEZ and multimodal port in Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – The creation of a port special economic zone (PSEZ) in Nizhny Novgorod will increase container...
FT: Western Mediterranean container ports congested by Red Sea crisis
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Container ports around the Western Mediterranean are nearing full capacity, raising the risk of higher...
Russia’s container market in Q1’24 was 1.6 million TEUs
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Russia’s container market grew by 13% in the January-March period compared to Q1’2023 to 1.608 million...
Port of Ravenna, 150kg cocaine seized from ship
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Around 150 kilos of cocaine were seized by the police on a ship waiting in the port of Ravenna. The...
Update: After Murmansk Belarus wants Russia’s Arkhangelsk port
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Western sanctions-hit Belarus is intensifying its efforts to use the sea ports of fellow global pariah Russia....
Port of Motril participates in a business day in Nador, Morocco
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – The Port of Motril has participated in a business day in Nador, Morocco. Motril port president, José...
HHLA acquires majority stake in Roland Spedition, Austria
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has acquired a majority stake in Roland Spedition GmbH, one of the...
HHLA has delivered environmental study for Pier VIII, Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Logistica Giuliana srl has presented the preliminary environmental study for developing Pier VIII...
Russia’s Global Ports posted its operational results for Q1 2024
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Last week, Global Ports Investments announced its operational results for Q1 2024. Global Ports...
Turkmenistan joins Astrakhan logistics event
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Turkmenistan will attend the Third International Forum “Transport Logistics of the Caspian Region...
Grimaldi Group opens new offices in Shanghai
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Grimaldi Shipping Agency Shanghai has inaugurated new offices in Sinar Mas Plaza, the tallest skyscraper...
Port of Barcelona reports +8.1% in cargo traffic, Q1 2024
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, total cargo traffic at the Port of Barcelona reached 16.8 million tonnes,...
After Nador, Morocco plans further LNG regasification plants
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Last month, Morocco announced plans to develop the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure...
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Port of Koper welcomes first LNG-powered vessel
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Last weekend, the Port of Koper welcomed the CMA CGM Scandoldo, the first LNG-powered vessel to dock at...
New Ro-Ro terminal in Constanta Port to be inaugurated on May 15
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – The new Ro-Ro terminal in Constanta Port will be inaugurated on May 15, said Minister of Transport and...
Japanese ambassador visits Port of Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Takashi Katae, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Romania, accompanied by...
Danish Shipping priorities for the new European Parliament
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – In June, Europeans will elect the parliamentrians who will sit in the European Parliament for...
Kailia floating offshore wind project, Puglia: EIA submitted
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Last month, Renantis and BlueFloat Energy submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for...
ESPO: Priorities of Europe’s seaports for 2024-2029
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Given the upcoming European Union (EU) elections, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has set its...
Appeal against port LNG project not supported by Brindisi province
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Brindisi province will not legally support the port industrial zone operator ASI in a lawsuit against an...
Port of Vigo continues on its path to improve energy efficiency
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – The Port of Vigo continues improving its energy efficiency. After renewing ISO 14001 (environment), ISO 9001...
Port of Algeciras handled 26.6 mt of cargo in Q1 24, up +3.33%
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, the Port of Algeciras handled 26.6 million tonnes (mt) of cargo, up +3.33%...
Valenciaport handled cargo traffic of 19.29 mt in Q1 24, up +5.4%
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, Valenciaport handled total cargo traffic of 19.29 million tonnes (mt) of...
Port of Valencia benefits from Red Sea crisis – report
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – The Association of Logistics Managers and Entrepreneurs, Propeller Valencia, has presented details of an...
Turkmenistan transports tomatoes to Astrakhan, new trade routes
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Turkmenistan has started sending fresh tomatoes to Astrakhan port in Russia. The first delivery was a modest...
Romania seeks Qatar investment in transport sector
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Last week, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and six ministers went on a working visit to Qatar....
LX Pantos opens Hungary terminal, Koper port connection
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – LX Pantos has opened a rail terminal in Hungary for electric vehicle and battery logistics in Europe. The...
WSC asks EU for help for sustainable and secure maritime sector
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – The World Shipping Council (WSC) is calling on the EU to design policy frameworks that facilitate...
Ukraine wants to re-energise Danube River cargo market
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – State-owned Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDSC) is planning to re-energise the flagging...
